Your Guide to Buying a Home in Cottage Grove, OR

Buying a Home in Cottage Grove, Oregon

Cottage Grove is located in Lane County

Cottage Grove, the "Covered Bridge Capital of Oregon", is located in the middle of western Oregon and in the southern part of Lane County. The first thing most newcomers to Cottage Grove notice is that people they don't know will look them in the eye and speak with them on the street. The second thing is the quality and variety of the people.

There are many things to do in Cottage Grove. Boating, swimming, fishing and water skiing are available at two lakes, each about six miles from the City's center. There are six covered bridges in the area, over 20 varied restaurants, two golf courses, many antique and second hand shops, a museum, and a bowling alley. Annual community events include Historic Home Tours, the Cottage Grove Rodeo, Bohemia Mining Days, Downtown Celebration and the Western Oregon Exposition.

Once thought of as a timber dependent community, Cottage Grove has successfully begun to diversify its economy. Diversification seems to be helping Lane County's economy, as well as Cottage Grove's, while other areas of the country are struggling with recessionary trends. There have been significant impacts on the area from increased employment in small technology related firms. Also, tourism in Lane County has increased over the last three to five years. Cottage Grove has seen some new eating establishments and remodeling of old ones, and two motels have been added over the past four years.

information courtesy of the city of Cottage Grove